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Las Vegas is a big small town of 13,000 people in San Miguel County, New Mexico. It's about 43 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 288 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $155k and rent runs about $792 a month.
13,000people
$155kTypical home
$792/moRent
85° / 50°Summer / winter
23"Snow
306Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,000
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,508 people per sq mi
- 288 mi to Denver, CO
- 43 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $155k (≈$979/mo)
- Median rent $792/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (729 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,554 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 19% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to SAF airport
- 88 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,450 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- San Miguel County: D+28 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk